Add API to dispatch keyboard events to VST Plugins

diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/vst_plugin_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/vst_plugin_ui.cc
index fe6661960117d5ed4a5efc5870cb6001accb4817..33f1264a4b548e5c9c7145d5ec9211359dd72af6 100644 (file)
--- a/gtk2_ardour/vst_plugin_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/vst_plugin_ui.cc
@@ -170,3 +170,115 @@ VSTPluginUI::configure_handler (GdkEventConfigure*)
 
        return false;
 }
+
+bool
+VSTPluginUI::dispatch_effeditkey (GdkEventKey* gdk_key)
+{
+       int effopcode;
+       switch (gdk_key->type) {
+               case GDK_KEY_PRESS:
+                       effopcode = 59; // effEditKeyDown
+                       break;
+               case GDK_KEY_RELEASE:
+                       effopcode = 60; // effEditKeyUp
+                       break;
+               default:
+                       return false;
+       }
+
+       /* see https://github.com/DISTRHO/DPF/blob/master/distrho/src/DistrhoPluginVST.cpp */
+       int special_key = 0;
+       int ascii_key = 0;
+
+       switch (gdk_key->keyval) {
+               case GDK_BackSpace:
+                       special_key = 1;
+                       break;
+               case GDK_Tab:
+               case GDK_KP_Tab:
+                       special_key = 2;
+                       break;
+               case GDK_Return:
+               case GDK_KP_Enter:
+                       special_key = 4;
+                       break;
+               case GDK_Escape:
+                       special_key = 6;
+                       break;
+               case GDK_KP_Space:
+                       special_key = 7;
+                       break;
+
+               case GDK_End:
+               case GDK_KP_End:
+                       special_key = 9;
+                       break;
+               case GDK_Home:
+               case GDK_KP_Home:
+                       special_key = 10;
+                       break;
+               case GDK_Left:
+                       special_key = 11;
+                       break;
+               case GDK_Up:
+                       special_key = 12;
+                       break;
+               case GDK_Right:
+                       special_key = 13;
+                       break;
+               case GDK_Down:
+                       special_key = 14;
+                       break;
+               case GDK_Page_Up:
+               case GDK_KP_Page_Up:
+                       special_key = 15;
+                       break;
+               case GDK_Page_Down:
+               case GDK_KP_Page_Down:
+                       special_key = 16;
+               case GDK_Insert:
+                       special_key = 21;
+                       break;
+               case GDK_Delete:
+               case GDK_KP_Delete:
+                       special_key = 22;
+                       break;
+
+               case GDK_Shift_L:
+               case GDK_Shift_R:
+                       special_key = 54;
+                       break;
+               case GDK_Control_L:
+               case GDK_Control_R:
+                       special_key = 55;
+                       break;
+               case GDK_Alt_L:
+               case GDK_Alt_R:
+                       special_key = 56;
+                       break;
+
+               case GDK_F1:  special_key = 40; break;
+               case GDK_F2:  special_key = 41; break;
+               case GDK_F3:  special_key = 42; break;
+               case GDK_F4:  special_key = 43; break;
+               case GDK_F5:  special_key = 44; break;
+               case GDK_F6:  special_key = 45; break;
+               case GDK_F7:  special_key = 46; break;
+               case GDK_F8:  special_key = 47; break;
+               case GDK_F9:  special_key = 48; break;
+               case GDK_F10: special_key = 49; break;
+               case GDK_F11: special_key = 50; break;
+               case GDK_F12: special_key = 51; break;
+
+               default:
+                       ascii_key = gdk_key->keyval;
+                       break;
+       }
+
+       if (special_key > 0 || ascii_key > 0) {
+               VSTState* vstfx = _vst->state();
+               /* expect non-zero return if key was handled */
+               return 0 != vstfx->plugin->dispatcher (vstfx->plugin, effopcode, (int)ascii_key, (intptr_t)special_key, NULL, 0);
+       }
+       return false;
+}

diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/vst_plugin_ui.h b/gtk2_ardour/vst_plugin_ui.h
index 6337cd13e5a019ce7f97478d841c3c2353670915..ac35a1768824080f72e0bef1eb17e713127fa32b 100644 (file)
--- a/gtk2_ardour/vst_plugin_ui.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/vst_plugin_ui.h
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ protected:
        Gtk::Socket _socket;
        virtual void top_box_allocated (Gtk::Allocation&) {}
 
+       bool dispatch_effeditkey (GdkEventKey*);
+
 private:
 
        bool configure_handler (GdkEventConfigure *);